Match holder



March 4, 1930. J. 1.. CLARKE MATCH HOLDER Filed March 1'7, 1928 prot ided on 'such metch books', V-TAnother heat of them ention Patented Man 4, 1930 JOH IV-LEE-G A K orroREsrHILLs; W'YOBKQ' MATCH HOLDER This invelition pertains 0; match hoici'er and more particularly to devices' offthis char 'acter' which are adapted tojhold iilat ch. books 1 wherein .a'.p1 ura1ityiof flat ete n" matches are 6 secured. 'Withi'na; paper coveror envelope.

' one of the objects 'of-the inventionjis to' v providefin .a manner es hereinafter Set' forth, a device of the eforementioned cher-ecterof si ch construction that a] match hookfmay be quickly and" easilyflsecured on samein such mani erthat the matches conteine'd therein may 'eif d y a h d." he re yidnd drawn across th'e'jfric'tion' s1irfacei fus'1ie1ly provision' of a derice'of the aforementioned o 1 v cherecter which will 'bew simple in construcfg :tion, efficient in operation and-which'r ey he Imanufactured. at-lo'W cost,

r pdil ng" i Pa J rj viewsfa-ndjwherein:V 5

Figure 1 1s afperspectlve View o f, al.la ree e fer ed' rmb t "i v n onshO ii gla e ceptaole adapted gtoy containi a supply oi match'egfembodied ;therewithj.'

Figure 3 isfa i perspectiye viewflof' a mokii fied form, of the -invention, showing j Same .e i Provid'e fal device oil-the character[setmforthwherein the book, when the matches therein, have become f'exheus'ted, may be easily 1. removed and anew book inserted. therei iJif 2W A iurther object of the inventionjie'the lge fibf. the i e V 13 connected to the shank, 19, arid porti'oiii 11" at a, point remote fr'omthe hqriz ontel'iportion, "10, and in connection 'With'said'shank 95 erid 'l p h e rev re- F1guref2 is. a; side elevat cnfof the: i showing'same mountedjon a wallwitha hook j ofmatchesrositioned in the, -ho1der, ,ar1d a%1 and forwardly: extendiilg 'resilient loop 6 V on the upperend thereof'termi-nating inn downwardly inclinedclamping arm 7', which is arranged. in. opposed relation to therbase' outwardly to form 'a lip 8. Th eiarm,'Thzts e'ndLofthe base, Theiower end of the inclinedbae 5"Iis" provided with a vertically disposed sha'hk 9 proilided'with-a, horizontal portion 10 disposedfat right ehgl'esthereto. The shztnk i I9 provides a "front Wall forming 'portioh."

i t d real; 1' H wardly to a point slightly beyondthe v er- 7 tical plane of the loop 6' and terminates in Jan upwardlyturn'ed rear Wall 'formingf 1301- tion 1 1,- h' wing on the -upp er eiid "of the, opposlte' side edges thereof outwardlyextending ears; 12 providedt with openings 13' it for the passage of securing'devices l, for

purpdse' of ndi r 'g he; holder to a; sill t i ble'ibase, such asjthe n 5 ;.j r p ntion' l ppo s the shank j,v

pprtions-lO endflljcons'titute a receptaclef adapted ;tocoiit ain a, supply oim atche' 1 7 3 7 Wheninpositionoli the WaIL-thegLOOp 6' WilLbe :spaced from said wtll to: provide an j ,7 opening6throughwhich'metches nitay reedi-p lybe placed in'f or removed fr mQTthe s pply eggreceptec1em I e The, referencefcharecter25 designete si a hook of matches ,detaohably clamped in posi tion and ready for use ontheholder 'i In the modified form of the irivention iHus-atra-ted in Figure 3; the vertical shank 9'10i1- the .7

base 5iS-embeddedintherim19-ofanflshitray 1 t FigureAj a p pe t fl O famine-1:1 20, sa1d ash tray; thueconetitl tlnge Support? 6 v I ,modi'fication whereinjtheldevice i's 'fnount'e d, ,7 i v 1' "o1 1a "suitable base, Such asepa'per weight w Inf the dr wings the reference character. 1 es'ign t S theiho d riw i h edeiiteld to} e receiveejlbook o'fr mzitch'est The hold eiffcem The modified for A pair of side b rs 16, extends rec/mafia; 7

m i iietratedn Figure upon a suitable supporting base,rsuch as a paper Weight 24.

Myinvention is used in the following manner:

To insert the book of matches 25 in the holder 4:, the free end or flap, of the paper cover which incloses the matches, is torn off at its point of mergence with the back of the cover. The back is then folded rearwardly upon itself and the folded edge thereof is inserted under the lip 8 and'forced' upwardly between the base 5 and the clamping arm 7, as clearly illustrated in Figure 2, the lip o acting as a guide to direct the folded edge Of the back of the cover under said clamping arm 7. When forced upwardly the back of the cover will be securely held between the base 5 and arm 7. In this position, the out wardly turned lip 8 engages the sides of the matches near the lower ends thereof and presses the same forwardly'from the clamping arm 7 thus permitting a grip to be quickly and easily obtained upon the matches when it is desired to separate samefromthe book. e

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the rearwardly inclined base 5, in conjunction with the loop 6, constitutes a partial covering for the supply receptacle; By forming the loop 6 entirely to the rear of arm 7 the upper ends of the matches which are clamped on the base 5 will be'free of any obstructions when it is desired to grasp one of said matches for the purpose ofdetaching the same. i o

In the modified forms of'the inventionil-- lustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the operation of the invention is the same as in the form shown in Figures 1 and 2, as the ash tray 20* or a paper weight. 24 is shown in-conjunction with the holder instead of a match recep'tacle.

The holder or clip, in accordancewith this invention enables a person t'ouse" book matches with one hand, as always in using such matches, it is necessary to pick the book up with one hand and tear oiffand' light the match with the other hand.

Although, as heretofore stated, "that'the corner istorn off, of the book, yet it is obvious that it is not necessary to tear it olf,'merely fold it back and insert the book with the fold ed cover in position by sliding it downwardly and sidewise. In this way it slips in very easily and with the entire length of the cover traction is held Very firmly.

his thought that the many advantages of a match holder constructed in accordance with this invention will be readily understood,

'11. A match holder comprising areai rwarde ly inclined base having means on one end adapted to support same man inclined position, a rearwardly and forwardly extending resilient loop on the opposite end of the base, a downwardly extending clamping arm projected from said loop and arranged in opposed relation to the base and co-operating with the latter to secure a match book thereon.

2; A match holder comprising a rearwardly inclined base having means on one end adapted to support same in an inclined position', a rearwardly and forwardly extending resilient 100 on the opposite end of the base, a. downwar ly extending clamping arm projecting from said loop and arranged in opposed relation to the base saidlarm', at'its lower end, engaging said base andco operating with the latter to secure a match book thereon, and an outwardly extending lip on the lower end of said arm for directing the r'ear cover portion of the match bookbetwee'n the arm and the base and to maintain the upper ends} of the matches contained in said'boo k proj ected forwardly with respect-Ito the arm when the book is positioned on the holder.

1 3. A match'fholder comprising arearward ly inclined base havingmeans on onevend thereof for supporting same in an inclined: position, a rearwardly andfor'wardly eXtend-' ing resilient loop on the opposite end of the base, a downwardly extending clamping arm projecting from said loop and arrangedii'n opposed relation to the base, said clamping 7 arm having its lower end'in engagement with and disposed above the corresponding end of said base and adapted to yieldinfglyengage the rearcover portion of a match book to secure the latter on the base, and an outwardly extending lip on the lower end of thefclamp ing arm for directing the rear cover portion of the match book between thejclamping arm J and the base and adapted to" maintain the upper ends of the matches contained in said' bookprojected forwardly, with're'spect to the arm when the book is positioned on the holder. 4. A match holder comprising a rearwardly inclined base, an integral shankformed on one end thereof at an angle thereto and adapted to-supportsaid base in an inclined position, a rearwardly and forwardly extending resilient loop on the opposite end'of the 7 arm having the lower end thereof in engage- 'ment' with and disposed above the corre;

sponding end of thebase, an outwardly extendin lip on the lower end of'the clamping arm adapted to facilitate theintroduct-ionof the rearcover portion of a match book under the clamping arm for securing said booklonthe base,-the outer edge of said lip engaging the sides of the matches contained in the book in a manner to project the upper ends thereof 7 forwardly with respect to the arm whenthe 7 book is positioned on the holder.

5. A match holder comprisingan' inclined base, a rearwardly and forwardly extending loop on the upperflend thereof-, -a downwardly inclined clamping arm 'projectingfrom said 1: I loop and adaptedto secure a match book upon.

the base, and a receptacle formed on the lower' end of the base, said receptacle comprising a bottom having opposed front and rear walls, the latter Wall havingv means thereon. for

, securing same toa base, a pair of side bars extending from the front to the rear Walls at I thefopposite side edges thereof, said recepta cle'constituting a support for the inclined base.

latter to secure amatch book thereon,.said

Y clamping arm having its loweren-d disposed of the match book under the clamping arm 1 l 7 4, and to engage the sides of the'm'atches, after.

above the lower end of the base, an outwardly turned lip on the lower end of the clamping arm adapted toguide the'rear coverportion same are mounte'd on the holder, and maintain the upper ends thereof projected forwardly with respect to the clamping arm, an

, integral shank on the lower end of the base ,basein an inclined'position.

;, 7 A match holder comprising wardly'and rearwardly inclined match book I extending downwardly therefrom and at an angle thereto, a horizontal strip extending v from the lower end ofthe' shank and at right angles thereto, a vertical-wall of greater height than the shank, formed on the rear 1 end ofhoriz ontal strip, ears formed on the opposite side edges of the verticalywall and having openings for the passage of anchoring devices, a pairof side bars extending from the shank tothe vertical walliat a point above the I i i 1 horizontal 'strip', said shank, horizontal strip,

" 5 yertical'wall and sidebars constituting a receptacle adaptedto contain a supply of matches and a support for maintaining the for containing a supply of'matches, an up supporting base mounted onthe forward portion thereof, a rearwardly andforwardly ex- I tending .loop on-theupper end of thebase, said loop, in conjunction'wi-th said base, con.-

. stituting a partial covering for the receptacle, and a clamping-arm carried by the loop for securing a match book on the base.

Y In testimony whereof, .I fli my Signatute hereto. I v v a receptacle 'JOHN LEE CLARKE. I 

